Sumiyoshitaisha

Known weekday departures: 161/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 140/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:05 / 24:48 (00:48 next day)

Busiest hour (known departures): 18:00–19:00 (11)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

• Nankai Main Line: Kohama ⇄ Suminoe

Sumiyoshitaisha Station opened on 17 February 1912 as Sumiyoshikoen Station on Nankai Railway's main line, set between the original Sumiyoshi Station (abolished 1917) and Suminoe. Ownership passed to Kinki Nippon Railway on 1 June 1944 and to Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1947. The outer two tracks were elevated on 10 April 1977 and the present name Sumiyoshitaisha was adopted on 9 May 1979, with full grade separation completed on 15 June 1980. Station numbering NK08 was introduced on 1 April 2012. The platform layout is two islands serving four tracks; the seaward pair is normally fenced and used only during the New Year shrine-visit period, when extra express services stop to handle the throng visiting the adjacent Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine.

During the 2008 barrier-free refit, which also brought lifts to the station, Sumiyoshitaisha became the first railway station in the Kansai region to install "Kunetto", a stair fitting that makes going up and down easier and reduces the strain on the knees and back.